04/23/2020
Onur Yenigun always knew he wanted to practice medicine, but serving his country was always important to him -- so he joined the United States Marine Corps when he was 18 years old.
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After four years in the military, he began medical school and is currently in his third year of residency, fighting for his country in a new way, on the front lines of the ER treating patients with the coronavirus. _________________________________
Yenigun broke down the myriad ways his career has impacted his current role as an emergency medicine resident physician at Stanford Hospital in California:
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1️⃣ Coping With Stress - From the moment you get to bootcamp, people are yelling at you, you're moving fast. You're always ready to be working under duress, and I think that's similar to when a patient comes in and is crashing right in front of you.
2️⃣ Leadership - I had to be able to take a look at a situation and task people out appropriately to manage whatever situation arises, and that's the same thing when it comes to situations in [the] emergency department.
3️⃣ Executive Decision Making Skills - there are moments where we have seconds to make lifesaving decisions and I feel like that's something I've been well prepared for, and I'm able to do confidently.
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